John A. Smith, Jr., Melvin T. Strider, and Vesta Watters Jones

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

John A. Smith, Jr., Melvin T. Strider, and Vesta Watters Jones

Entry/Object ID

IMG3226

Description

(Left to right) John A. Smith, Jr., Melvin T. Strider, and Vesta Watters Jones in front of the historic marker at the Charles Town Post Office at the southwest corner of George and Washington Streets. Melvin T. Strider was one of the first Rural Free Delivery carriers in 1896. In 1919, Vesta Watters Jones became the first woman to carry mail in West Virginia and one of the first in the country. Image stored as a jpeg.

Acquisition

Accession

163

Source or Donor

Smith, Archie B.

Acquisition Method

Gift